In this talk John will consider the promise and potential that selected virtual reality and robotics technologies can contribute to education. He will examine proven strategies for using these tools to spark the curiosity and courage required for learners to become creators of their own new technologies instead of simply consumers of products already available in the marketplace. He will ask how VR and robotics technologies can help students become inventors instead of duplicators, innovators instead of imitators and ambitious pioneers instead of the dutiful sycophants of powerful market and social influences.
John Harris is a software developer and a technology teacher at Simonds U-Connect School in Langley, B.C. His
research interests include exploring the potential of simulations, robotics and virtual reality for learning as well as
establishing best practices for using digital media to enhance learning. His students' software and robotics projects
have garnered many international awards, including an excellence in design award from NASA, two international
Thinkquest awards, and have been positively reviewed by such international media as USA Today, BBC, AOL, Google
and Yahoo. He was awarded both the Prime Minister’s and Premier’s “Awards for Teaching Excellence."
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx

published:14 Mar 2017

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Dr. Larry Symons uses his students' desires and proclivities as levers for their own learning. Using the student as consumer metaphor, Dr. Symons provides "extras" to his students, such as posting his lecture notes online, to allow them to get extra "value" for the money and time they invest in the course.

published:20 May 2010

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This animation introduces the learner to the concept of consumer rights and responsibilities.
This is a product of Mexus Education Pvt. Ltd., an education innovations company based in Mumbai, India.
http://www.mexuseducation.com, http://www.ikenstore.in

If you're looking to get ahead in your career, you might have thought about going back to school and getting your degree. However, federal regulators have warned consumers about DeVry University and its misleading claims to get students in the door.

published:28 Jan 2016

views:14111

A politically active high school student in Northern California has been told that she cannot wear her "Make America Great Again" hat on campus. The student, senior Maddie Mueller, said she's being a patriot trying to show pride for her country. Alexan Balekian of CBS affiliateKGPE-TV reports from Clovis, California.
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Government pushing college harms America.
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A new book makes the case against education. Who would argue against education?
Economics professor Bryan Caplan. He tells John Stossel that "what we need to do is to go back to a world where college is not so accessible."
That's because most people don't learn much in college. Studies find that a third of people haven't learned anything detectable after four years in college.
Yet government pours about $80 billion a year into college subsidies.
"Taxpayers ought to know that they're getting ripped off," Caplan tells Stossel.
He says taxpayer money mostly helps more people signal their ability to conform to college expectations.
When people get fancier degrees, says Caplan, "their income generally goes up...but the reason...is not really that college is pouring tons of job skills into you. The reason is that it's impressive."
Lots of signaling, he points out, is bad for society.
"Imagine that you were at a concert, everyone's sitting down and you want to see better," Caplan says. "What can you do? Well, you can stand up, and of course then you'll see better. Now, it does not follow though that if everyone stands up, everyone sees better."
As more people get degrees, more employers demand that "signal."
Employers now require degrees for "jobs where it used to be crazy to think they would need a college degree," like being a high-end waiter, says Caplan.
Stossel pushes back: Surely college is also about learning.
Caplan responds that if students wanted to learn they can just walk on to a campus and attend class. Caplan says professors are happy to let the student attend. But few students do that.
"In people's bones they realize that what really counts is that diploma," Caplan argues.
Caplan does think college is great for a few people like him—tenured professors. He can never be fired, gets paid well, and only has to teach classes for five hours a week.
"That's a scam," Stossel responds, "we're paying so much money for people like you to teach five hours."
"Yeah. Well, I'm a whistleblower," Caplan quips.
Caplan says we should stop subsidizing the scam: "The wisest solution...would be if government just got out."
Stossel agrees: Separate school and state.
The views expressed in this video are solely those of John Stossel; his independent production company, Stossel Productions; and the people he interviews. The claims and opinions set forth in the video and accompanying text are not necessarily those of Reason.

published:29 May 2018

views:291704

UMass BostonSchool for the Environment students MollyBrady, Laxmi Spearing, and Estanislau Ribeiro produced this video for their capstone class to show restaurants, catering companies, and consumers why they should go strawless, or find alternatives to plastic straws.

Law and politics

The law primarily uses the notion of the consumer in relation to consumer protection laws, and the definition of consumer is often restricted to living persons (i.e. not corporations or businesses) and excludes commercial users. A typical legal rationale for protecting the consumer is based on the notion of policing market failures and inefficiencies, such as inequalities of bargaining power between a consumer and a business. As of all potential voters are also consumers, consumer protection takes on a clear political significance.

The entire line runs under or near Sheppard Avenue East. All of its stations connect to surface TTC bus routes. All stations have elevators for wheelchair access, and public art; noteworthy examples are the scenic mural at Sheppard–Yonge, the illusionary sketches at Bayview, and Leslie Station’s hundreds of tiles showing the words “Sheppard & Leslie” handwritten by members of the public.

Name

When the subway opened it was given the name "Sheppard line" and the official name 4 Sheppard Subway.

In October 2013, the TTC announced plans to give the lines official numbers to help riders and visitors to navigate the system. The Sheppard line is numbered as Line 4 and the new signage commenced in March 2014.

Classification

Consumers are typically viewed as predatory animals such as the wolf and hyena. However, herbivorous animals and parasitic fungi are also consumers. Some carnivorous plants, like the Venus flytrap, are classified as both.

Levels

Within an ecological food chain, consumers are categorized into three groups: primary consumers, secondary consumers, and the tertiary consumers. Primary consumers are usually herbivores, feeding on plants and fungus. Secondary consumers, on the other hand, are mainly carnivores, and prey on other animals. Omnivores, who feed on both plants and animals, can also be considered a secondary consumer. Tertiary consumers, sometimes also known as apex predators, are usually at the top of food chains, capable of feeding on secondary consumers and primary consumers. Tertiary consumers can be either fully carnivorous or omnivorous. Humans are one such example of a tertiary consumer.

Student

A student or pupil is a learner, or someone who attends an educational institution. In Britain until about 2012, underage schoolchildren were always referred to as "pupils", while those attending university are termed "students". In the USA, and more recently also in Britain, the term "student" is applied to both categories, no doubt due to US influence. In its widest use, student is used for anyone who is learning, including mid-career adults who are taking vocational education or returning to university, or younger 'researchers or artists learning from a more experienced (and usually older) colleague and mentor.

Asia

Singapore

Education can be Government initiated and compulsory for students from the age of 6 to the age of 16.
Primary School (Primary 1 to 6)
Secondary School ( Secondary 1 to 4 or 5)
Junior College (Junior College 1 to 2 - Optional)

All staff are volunteers, who fit work for the newspaper around their studies. The newspaper is distributed on a Tuesday and usually consists of 32 pages. It has a physical circulation of 4,000 copies per issue and is read by some 30,000 people in Edinburgh.

History

The Student started as a small weekly magazine, published by the Students' Representative Council. A typical, turn-of-the-century edition of The Student would open with a short biography of a notable person and an editorial. The remaining content largely comprised notes from various societies, sports results, poetry and literary reviews, and profiles of newly appointed lecturers. The magazine was supported by advertising, but cost two pence.

As an employee of Guinness, a progressive agro-chemical business, Gosset applied his statistical knowledge – both in the brewery and on the farm – to the selection of the best yielding varieties of barley. Gosset acquired that knowledge by study, by trial and error, and by spending two terms in 1906–1907 in the biometrical laboratory of Karl Pearson. Gosset and Pearson had a good relationship. Pearson helped Gosset with the mathematics of his papers, including the 1908 papers, but had little appreciation of their importance. The papers addressed the brewer's concern with small samples; biometricians like Pearson, on the other hand, typically had hundreds of observations and saw no urgency in developing small-sample methods.

Background music

Background music refers to various styles of music or soundscapes primarily intended to be passively listened to. It is not meant to be the main focus of an audience, but rather to supplement that which is meant to be focused upon. Music that is played at a low volume and is not the main focus of an audience is also referred to as background music. Traditional examples of background music include music played at various social gatherings and music played in certain retail venues. It is also common to employ background music in various electronic media including film, television, and Internetvideos such as video blogs.

Psychological study

The study of background music focuses on the impact of music with non-musical tasks, including changes in behavior in the presence of different types, settings, or styles of music. In laboratory settings, music can affect performance on cognitive tasks (memory, attention, and comprehension), both positively and negatively. Used extensively as an advertising aid, music may also affect marketing strategies, ad comprehension, and consumer choices.

How Students Become Creators Instead of Consumers of Technology | John Harris | TEDxLangleyED

How Students Become Creators Instead of Consumers of Technology | John Harris | TEDxLangleyED

How Students Become Creators Instead of Consumers of Technology | John Harris | TEDxLangleyED

In this talk John will consider the promise and potential that selected virtual reality and robotics technologies can contribute to education. He will examine proven strategies for using these tools to spark the curiosity and courage required for learners to become creators of their own new technologies instead of simply consumers of products already available in the marketplace. He will ask how VR and robotics technologies can help students become inventors instead of duplicators, innovators instead of imitators and ambitious pioneers instead of the dutiful sycophants of powerful market and social influences.
John Harris is a software developer and a technology teacher at Simonds U-Connect School in Langley, B.C. His
research interests include exploring the potential of simulations, robotics and virtual reality for learning as well as
establishing best practices for using digital media to enhance learning. His students' software and robotics projects
have garnered many international awards, including an excellence in design award from NASA, two international
Thinkquest awards, and have been positively reviewed by such international media as USA Today, BBC, AOL, Google
and Yahoo. He was awarded both the Prime Minister’s and Premier’s “Awards for Teaching Excellence."
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx

2:23

Students as Consumers

Students as Consumers

Students as Consumers

Dr. Larry Symons uses his students' desires and proclivities as levers for their own learning. Using the student as consumer metaphor, Dr. Symons provides "extras" to his students, such as posting his lecture notes online, to allow them to get extra "value" for the money and time they invest in the course.

8:53

Consumer Rights and Responsibilities

Consumer Rights and Responsibilities

Consumer Rights and Responsibilities

This animation introduces the learner to the concept of consumer rights and responsibilities.
This is a product of Mexus Education Pvt. Ltd., an education innovations company based in Mumbai, India.
http://www.mexuseducation.com, http://www.ikenstore.in

FTC: DeVry University Mislead Consumers

If you're looking to get ahead in your career, you might have thought about going back to school and getting your degree. However, federal regulators have warned consumers about DeVry University and its misleading claims to get students in the door.

1:43

High school student banned from wearing MAGA hat on campus

High school student banned from wearing MAGA hat on campus

High school student banned from wearing MAGA hat on campus

A politically active high school student in Northern California has been told that she cannot wear her "Make America Great Again" hat on campus. The student, senior Maddie Mueller, said she's being a patriot trying to show pride for her country. Alexan Balekian of CBS affiliateKGPE-TV reports from Clovis, California.
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"Jaunty Gumption," "FloatingCities," "Ripples," by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution3.0Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Video and ImageCredits:
Overgrazed area, by native fauna in western New South Wales by Cgoodwin
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Volcano footage courtesy of the USGS
Drie vliegenzwammen op rij in de wijk Dieze-Oost in Zwolle by Onderwijsgek

5:49

Stossel: The College Scam

Stossel: The College Scam

Stossel: The College Scam

Government pushing college harms America.
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A new book makes the case against education. Who would argue against education?
Economics professor Bryan Caplan. He tells John Stossel that "what we need to do is to go back to a world where college is not so accessible."
That's because most people don't learn much in college. Studies find that a third of people haven't learned anything detectable after four years in college.
Yet government pours about $80 billion a year into college subsidies.
"Taxpayers ought to know that they're getting ripped off," Caplan tells Stossel.
He says taxpayer money mostly helps more people signal their ability to conform to college expectations.
When people get fancier degrees, says Caplan, "their income generally goes up...but the reason...is not really that college is pouring tons of job skills into you. The reason is that it's impressive."
Lots of signaling, he points out, is bad for society.
"Imagine that you were at a concert, everyone's sitting down and you want to see better," Caplan says. "What can you do? Well, you can stand up, and of course then you'll see better. Now, it does not follow though that if everyone stands up, everyone sees better."
As more people get degrees, more employers demand that "signal."
Employers now require degrees for "jobs where it used to be crazy to think they would need a college degree," like being a high-end waiter, says Caplan.
Stossel pushes back: Surely college is also about learning.
Caplan responds that if students wanted to learn they can just walk on to a campus and attend class. Caplan says professors are happy to let the student attend. But few students do that.
"In people's bones they realize that what really counts is that diploma," Caplan argues.
Caplan does think college is great for a few people like him—tenured professors. He can never be fired, gets paid well, and only has to teach classes for five hours a week.
"That's a scam," Stossel responds, "we're paying so much money for people like you to teach five hours."
"Yeah. Well, I'm a whistleblower," Caplan quips.
Caplan says we should stop subsidizing the scam: "The wisest solution...would be if government just got out."
Stossel agrees: Separate school and state.
The views expressed in this video are solely those of John Stossel; his independent production company, Stossel Productions; and the people he interviews. The claims and opinions set forth in the video and accompanying text are not necessarily those of Reason.

1:57

School for the Environment Students on Why You Should Go Strawless

School for the Environment Students on Why You Should Go Strawless

School for the Environment Students on Why You Should Go Strawless

UMass BostonSchool for the Environment students MollyBrady, Laxmi Spearing, and Estanislau Ribeiro produced this video for their capstone class to show restaurants, catering companies, and consumers why they should go strawless, or find alternatives to plastic straws.

1:28:25

Students: consumers at the heart of a university?

Students: consumers at the heart of a university?

Students: consumers at the heart of a university?

Aaron Porter, higher-education consultant and freelance journalist; former NUS president
Dr Duna Sabri, visiting research fellow, department of Education & Professional Studies, King's College, London
Dr JoannaWilliams, lecturer in higher education and academic practice, University of Kent; author, Consuming Higher Education: why learning can't be bought
Michael Young, Emeritus Professor of Education, LondonKnowledge Laboratory, Institute of EducationChair: Dr Shirley Lawes, subject leader, modern foreign languages, Institute of Education; co-author, Modern Foreign Languages: teaching school subjects 11-19
With universities now charging tuition fees of up to £9000 a year, many now claim students should be regarded as consumers of higher education. While this prospect horrifies traditionalists, its advocates argue students' desire to get their money's worth will drive up quality and help modernise and democratise an old-fashioned education system.
Consumer-minded students are fully conversant with their rights, and increasingly assert those rights through formal complaints procedures. And the 'student voice' movement advocated by the NUS also argues that student satisfaction should be at the heart of university life. Behind the bluster of those on either side of the fees debate, from universities minister David Willetts to student protesters, from free marketers to social includers, there is a great deal of consensus, especially around the notion that all students are entitled to a university degree. Even academics seem keen to acknowledge the importance of students' satisfaction, even over the pursuit and expansion of knowledge. Student satisfaction surveys are now institutionalised, and play a dominant part in the organisation of higher education: scoring highly is considered an important endorsement of any university's value.
Nevertheless, critics charge that the consumer culture is turning university education on its head, putting the least qualified in charge. Students are often not in a position to distinguish between run-of-the-mill and quality education, let alone demand a concrete outcome from the pursuit of higher study. The embrace of a consumerist ethos implies a role reversal between the authority of the teacher and the student. Traditionally, the customer is always right, but surely this puts academics under pressure to avoid giving low grades, and to offer flattery instead of frank feedback. Are we encouraging students to believe that because they have paid for their education, they are entitled to demand satisfaction and a decent degree, to view knowledge acquisition as a transaction? In the marketplace, it is not the service providers' job to question or challenge the tastes and values of potential customers. So what are the consequences for academics, who traditionally are in the business of educating their students' tastes and encouraging them to question their values? Or is it no longer possible to uphold the ideal of the university as the province of an academic elite dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge, with students as an afterthought?

How Students Become Creators Instead of Consumers of Technology | John Harris | TEDxLangleyED

In this talk John will consider the promise and potential that selected virtual reality and robotics technologies can contribute to education. He will examine proven strategies for using these tools to spark the curiosity and courage required for learners to become creators of their own new technologies instead of simply consumers of products already available in the marketplace. He will ask how VR and robotics technologies can help students become inventors instead of duplicators, innovators instead of imitators and ambitious pioneers instead of the dutiful sycophants of powerful market and social influences.
John Harris is a software developer and a technology teacher at Simonds U-Connect School in Langley, B.C. His
research interests include exploring the potential of simulations, ...

published: 14 Mar 2017

Students as Consumers

Dr. Larry Symons uses his students' desires and proclivities as levers for their own learning. Using the student as consumer metaphor, Dr. Symons provides "extras" to his students, such as posting his lecture notes online, to allow them to get extra "value" for the money and time they invest in the course.

published: 20 May 2010

Consumer Rights and Responsibilities

This animation introduces the learner to the concept of consumer rights and responsibilities.
This is a product of Mexus Education Pvt. Ltd., an education innovations company based in Mumbai, India.
http://www.mexuseducation.com, http://www.ikenstore.in

published: 04 Sep 2012

Students as Consumers

FTC: DeVry University Mislead Consumers

If you're looking to get ahead in your career, you might have thought about going back to school and getting your degree. However, federal regulators have warned consumers about DeVry University and its misleading claims to get students in the door.

published: 28 Jan 2016

High school student banned from wearing MAGA hat on campus

A politically active high school student in Northern California has been told that she cannot wear her "Make America Great Again" hat on campus. The student, senior Maddie Mueller, said she's being a patriot trying to show pride for her country. Alexan Balekian of CBS affiliateKGPE-TV reports from Clovis, California.
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Stossel: The College Scam

Government pushing college harms America.
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A new book makes the case against education. Who would argue against education?
Economics professor Bryan Caplan. He tells John Stossel that "what we need to do is to go back to a world where college is not so accessible."
That's because most people don't learn much in college. Studies find th...

published: 29 May 2018

School for the Environment Students on Why You Should Go Strawless

UMass BostonSchool for the Environment students MollyBrady, Laxmi Spearing, and Estanislau Ribeiro produced this video for their capstone class to show restaurants, catering companies, and consumers why they should go strawless, or find alternatives to plastic straws.

How Students Become Creators Instead of Consumers of Technology | John Harris | TEDxLangleyED

In this talk John will consider the promise and potential that selected virtual reality and robotics technologies can contribute to education. He will examine...

In this talk John will consider the promise and potential that selected virtual reality and robotics technologies can contribute to education. He will examine proven strategies for using these tools to spark the curiosity and courage required for learners to become creators of their own new technologies instead of simply consumers of products already available in the marketplace. He will ask how VR and robotics technologies can help students become inventors instead of duplicators, innovators instead of imitators and ambitious pioneers instead of the dutiful sycophants of powerful market and social influences.
John Harris is a software developer and a technology teacher at Simonds U-Connect School in Langley, B.C. His
research interests include exploring the potential of simulations, robotics and virtual reality for learning as well as
establishing best practices for using digital media to enhance learning. His students' software and robotics projects
have garnered many international awards, including an excellence in design award from NASA, two international
Thinkquest awards, and have been positively reviewed by such international media as USA Today, BBC, AOL, Google
and Yahoo. He was awarded both the Prime Minister’s and Premier’s “Awards for Teaching Excellence."
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx

In this talk John will consider the promise and potential that selected virtual reality and robotics technologies can contribute to education. He will examine proven strategies for using these tools to spark the curiosity and courage required for learners to become creators of their own new technologies instead of simply consumers of products already available in the marketplace. He will ask how VR and robotics technologies can help students become inventors instead of duplicators, innovators instead of imitators and ambitious pioneers instead of the dutiful sycophants of powerful market and social influences.
John Harris is a software developer and a technology teacher at Simonds U-Connect School in Langley, B.C. His
research interests include exploring the potential of simulations, robotics and virtual reality for learning as well as
establishing best practices for using digital media to enhance learning. His students' software and robotics projects
have garnered many international awards, including an excellence in design award from NASA, two international
Thinkquest awards, and have been positively reviewed by such international media as USA Today, BBC, AOL, Google
and Yahoo. He was awarded both the Prime Minister’s and Premier’s “Awards for Teaching Excellence."
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx

Students as Consumers

Dr. Larry Symons uses his students' desires and proclivities as levers for their own learning. Using the student as consumer metaphor, Dr. Symons provides "extr...

Dr. Larry Symons uses his students' desires and proclivities as levers for their own learning. Using the student as consumer metaphor, Dr. Symons provides "extras" to his students, such as posting his lecture notes online, to allow them to get extra "value" for the money and time they invest in the course.

Dr. Larry Symons uses his students' desires and proclivities as levers for their own learning. Using the student as consumer metaphor, Dr. Symons provides "extras" to his students, such as posting his lecture notes online, to allow them to get extra "value" for the money and time they invest in the course.

Consumer Rights and Responsibilities

This animation introduces the learner to the concept of consumer rights and responsibilities.
This is a product of Mexus Education Pvt. Ltd., an education inno...

This animation introduces the learner to the concept of consumer rights and responsibilities.
This is a product of Mexus Education Pvt. Ltd., an education innovations company based in Mumbai, India.
http://www.mexuseducation.com, http://www.ikenstore.in

This animation introduces the learner to the concept of consumer rights and responsibilities.
This is a product of Mexus Education Pvt. Ltd., an education innovations company based in Mumbai, India.
http://www.mexuseducation.com, http://www.ikenstore.in

FTC: DeVry University Mislead Consumers

If you're looking to get ahead in your career, you might have thought about going back to school and getting your degree. However, federal regulators have warne...

If you're looking to get ahead in your career, you might have thought about going back to school and getting your degree. However, federal regulators have warned consumers about DeVry University and its misleading claims to get students in the door.

If you're looking to get ahead in your career, you might have thought about going back to school and getting your degree. However, federal regulators have warned consumers about DeVry University and its misleading claims to get students in the door.

A politically active high school student in Northern California has been told that she cannot wear her "Make America Great Again" hat on campus. The student, senior Maddie Mueller, said she's being a patriot trying to show pride for her country. Alexan Balekian of CBS affiliateKGPE-TV reports from Clovis, California.
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A politically active high school student in Northern California has been told that she cannot wear her "Make America Great Again" hat on campus. The student, senior Maddie Mueller, said she's being a patriot trying to show pride for her country. Alexan Balekian of CBS affiliateKGPE-TV reports from Clovis, California.
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Government pushing college harms America.
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A new book makes the case against education. Who would argue against education?
Economics professor Bryan Caplan. He tells John Stossel that "what we need to do is to go back to a world where college is not so accessible."
That's because most people don't learn much in college. Studies find that a third of people haven't learned anything detectable after four years in college.
Yet government pours about $80 billion a year into college subsidies.
"Taxpayers ought to know that they're getting ripped off," Caplan tells Stossel.
He says taxpayer money mostly helps more people signal their ability to conform to college expectations.
When people get fancier degrees, says Caplan, "their income generally goes up...but the reason...is not really that college is pouring tons of job skills into you. The reason is that it's impressive."
Lots of signaling, he points out, is bad for society.
"Imagine that you were at a concert, everyone's sitting down and you want to see better," Caplan says. "What can you do? Well, you can stand up, and of course then you'll see better. Now, it does not follow though that if everyone stands up, everyone sees better."
As more people get degrees, more employers demand that "signal."
Employers now require degrees for "jobs where it used to be crazy to think they would need a college degree," like being a high-end waiter, says Caplan.
Stossel pushes back: Surely college is also about learning.
Caplan responds that if students wanted to learn they can just walk on to a campus and attend class. Caplan says professors are happy to let the student attend. But few students do that.
"In people's bones they realize that what really counts is that diploma," Caplan argues.
Caplan does think college is great for a few people like him—tenured professors. He can never be fired, gets paid well, and only has to teach classes for five hours a week.
"That's a scam," Stossel responds, "we're paying so much money for people like you to teach five hours."
"Yeah. Well, I'm a whistleblower," Caplan quips.
Caplan says we should stop subsidizing the scam: "The wisest solution...would be if government just got out."
Stossel agrees: Separate school and state.
The views expressed in this video are solely those of John Stossel; his independent production company, Stossel Productions; and the people he interviews. The claims and opinions set forth in the video and accompanying text are not necessarily those of Reason.

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A new book makes the case against education. Who would argue against education?
Economics professor Bryan Caplan. He tells John Stossel that "what we need to do is to go back to a world where college is not so accessible."
That's because most people don't learn much in college. Studies find that a third of people haven't learned anything detectable after four years in college.
Yet government pours about $80 billion a year into college subsidies.
"Taxpayers ought to know that they're getting ripped off," Caplan tells Stossel.
He says taxpayer money mostly helps more people signal their ability to conform to college expectations.
When people get fancier degrees, says Caplan, "their income generally goes up...but the reason...is not really that college is pouring tons of job skills into you. The reason is that it's impressive."
Lots of signaling, he points out, is bad for society.
"Imagine that you were at a concert, everyone's sitting down and you want to see better," Caplan says. "What can you do? Well, you can stand up, and of course then you'll see better. Now, it does not follow though that if everyone stands up, everyone sees better."
As more people get degrees, more employers demand that "signal."
Employers now require degrees for "jobs where it used to be crazy to think they would need a college degree," like being a high-end waiter, says Caplan.
Stossel pushes back: Surely college is also about learning.
Caplan responds that if students wanted to learn they can just walk on to a campus and attend class. Caplan says professors are happy to let the student attend. But few students do that.
"In people's bones they realize that what really counts is that diploma," Caplan argues.
Caplan does think college is great for a few people like him—tenured professors. He can never be fired, gets paid well, and only has to teach classes for five hours a week.
"That's a scam," Stossel responds, "we're paying so much money for people like you to teach five hours."
"Yeah. Well, I'm a whistleblower," Caplan quips.
Caplan says we should stop subsidizing the scam: "The wisest solution...would be if government just got out."
Stossel agrees: Separate school and state.
The views expressed in this video are solely those of John Stossel; his independent production company, Stossel Productions; and the people he interviews. The claims and opinions set forth in the video and accompanying text are not necessarily those of Reason.

UMass BostonSchool for the Environment students MollyBrady, Laxmi Spearing, and Estanislau Ribeiro produced this video for their capstone class to show restaurants, catering companies, and consumers why they should go strawless, or find alternatives to plastic straws.

UMass BostonSchool for the Environment students MollyBrady, Laxmi Spearing, and Estanislau Ribeiro produced this video for their capstone class to show restaurants, catering companies, and consumers why they should go strawless, or find alternatives to plastic straws.

Aaron Porter, higher-education consultant and freelance journalist; former NUS president
Dr Duna Sabri, visiting research fellow, department of Education & Professional Studies, King's College, London
Dr JoannaWilliams, lecturer in higher education and academic practice, University of Kent; author, Consuming Higher Education: why learning can't be bought
Michael Young, Emeritus Professor of Education, LondonKnowledge Laboratory, Institute of EducationChair: Dr Shirley Lawes, subject leader, modern foreign languages, Institute of Education; co-author, Modern Foreign Languages: teaching school subjects 11-19
With universities now charging tuition fees of up to £9000 a year, many now claim students should be regarded as consumers of higher education. While this prospect horrifies traditionalists, its advocates argue students' desire to get their money's worth will drive up quality and help modernise and democratise an old-fashioned education system.
Consumer-minded students are fully conversant with their rights, and increasingly assert those rights through formal complaints procedures. And the 'student voice' movement advocated by the NUS also argues that student satisfaction should be at the heart of university life. Behind the bluster of those on either side of the fees debate, from universities minister David Willetts to student protesters, from free marketers to social includers, there is a great deal of consensus, especially around the notion that all students are entitled to a university degree. Even academics seem keen to acknowledge the importance of students' satisfaction, even over the pursuit and expansion of knowledge. Student satisfaction surveys are now institutionalised, and play a dominant part in the organisation of higher education: scoring highly is considered an important endorsement of any university's value.
Nevertheless, critics charge that the consumer culture is turning university education on its head, putting the least qualified in charge. Students are often not in a position to distinguish between run-of-the-mill and quality education, let alone demand a concrete outcome from the pursuit of higher study. The embrace of a consumerist ethos implies a role reversal between the authority of the teacher and the student. Traditionally, the customer is always right, but surely this puts academics under pressure to avoid giving low grades, and to offer flattery instead of frank feedback. Are we encouraging students to believe that because they have paid for their education, they are entitled to demand satisfaction and a decent degree, to view knowledge acquisition as a transaction? In the marketplace, it is not the service providers' job to question or challenge the tastes and values of potential customers. So what are the consequences for academics, who traditionally are in the business of educating their students' tastes and encouraging them to question their values? Or is it no longer possible to uphold the ideal of the university as the province of an academic elite dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge, with students as an afterthought?

Aaron Porter, higher-education consultant and freelance journalist; former NUS president
Dr Duna Sabri, visiting research fellow, department of Education & Professional Studies, King's College, London
Dr JoannaWilliams, lecturer in higher education and academic practice, University of Kent; author, Consuming Higher Education: why learning can't be bought
Michael Young, Emeritus Professor of Education, LondonKnowledge Laboratory, Institute of EducationChair: Dr Shirley Lawes, subject leader, modern foreign languages, Institute of Education; co-author, Modern Foreign Languages: teaching school subjects 11-19
With universities now charging tuition fees of up to £9000 a year, many now claim students should be regarded as consumers of higher education. While this prospect horrifies traditionalists, its advocates argue students' desire to get their money's worth will drive up quality and help modernise and democratise an old-fashioned education system.
Consumer-minded students are fully conversant with their rights, and increasingly assert those rights through formal complaints procedures. And the 'student voice' movement advocated by the NUS also argues that student satisfaction should be at the heart of university life. Behind the bluster of those on either side of the fees debate, from universities minister David Willetts to student protesters, from free marketers to social includers, there is a great deal of consensus, especially around the notion that all students are entitled to a university degree. Even academics seem keen to acknowledge the importance of students' satisfaction, even over the pursuit and expansion of knowledge. Student satisfaction surveys are now institutionalised, and play a dominant part in the organisation of higher education: scoring highly is considered an important endorsement of any university's value.
Nevertheless, critics charge that the consumer culture is turning university education on its head, putting the least qualified in charge. Students are often not in a position to distinguish between run-of-the-mill and quality education, let alone demand a concrete outcome from the pursuit of higher study. The embrace of a consumerist ethos implies a role reversal between the authority of the teacher and the student. Traditionally, the customer is always right, but surely this puts academics under pressure to avoid giving low grades, and to offer flattery instead of frank feedback. Are we encouraging students to believe that because they have paid for their education, they are entitled to demand satisfaction and a decent degree, to view knowledge acquisition as a transaction? In the marketplace, it is not the service providers' job to question or challenge the tastes and values of potential customers. So what are the consequences for academics, who traditionally are in the business of educating their students' tastes and encouraging them to question their values? Or is it no longer possible to uphold the ideal of the university as the province of an academic elite dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge, with students as an afterthought?

How Students Become Creators Instead of Consumers of Technology | John Harris | TEDxLangleyED

In this talk John will consider the promise and potential that selected virtual reality and robotics technologies can contribute to education. He will examine proven strategies for using these tools to spark the curiosity and courage required for learners to become creators of their own new technologies instead of simply consumers of products already available in the marketplace. He will ask how VR and robotics technologies can help students become inventors instead of duplicators, innovators instead of imitators and ambitious pioneers instead of the dutiful sycophants of powerful market and social influences.
John Harris is a software developer and a technology teacher at Simonds U-Connect School in Langley, B.C. His
research interests include exploring the potential of simulations, robotics and virtual reality for learning as well as
establishing best practices for using digital media to enhance learning. His students' software and robotics projects
have garnered many international awards, including an excellence in design award from NASA, two international
Thinkquest awards, and have been positively reviewed by such international media as USA Today, BBC, AOL, Google
and Yahoo. He was awarded both the Prime Minister’s and Premier’s “Awards for Teaching Excellence."
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx

Students as Consumers

Dr. Larry Symons uses his students' desires and proclivities as levers for their own learning. Using the student as consumer metaphor, Dr. Symons provides "extras" to his students, such as posting his lecture notes online, to allow them to get extra "value" for the money and time they invest in the course.

Consumer Rights and Responsibilities

This animation introduces the learner to the concept of consumer rights and responsibilities.
This is a product of Mexus Education Pvt. Ltd., an education innovations company based in Mumbai, India.
http://www.mexuseducation.com, http://www.ikenstore.in

FTC: DeVry University Mislead Consumers

If you're looking to get ahead in your career, you might have thought about going back to school and getting your degree. However, federal regulators have warned consumers about DeVry University and its misleading claims to get students in the door.

High school student banned from wearing MAGA hat on campus

A politically active high school student in Northern California has been told that she cannot wear her "Make America Great Again" hat on campus. The student, senior Maddie Mueller, said she's being a patriot trying to show pride for her country. Alexan Balekian of CBS affiliateKGPE-TV reports from Clovis, California.
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Overgrazed area, by native fauna in western New South Wales by Cgoodwin
Natura 2000 protected area by Jeanajean
Volcano footage courtesy of the USGS
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Stossel: The College Scam

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A new book makes the case against education. Who would argue against education?
Economics professor Bryan Caplan. He tells John Stossel that "what we need to do is to go back to a world where college is not so accessible."
That's because most people don't learn much in college. Studies find that a third of people haven't learned anything detectable after four years in college.
Yet government pours about $80 billion a year into college subsidies.
"Taxpayers ought to know that they're getting ripped off," Caplan tells Stossel.
He says taxpayer money mostly helps more people signal their ability to conform to college expectations.
When people get fancier degrees, says Caplan, "their income generally goes up...but the reason...is not really that college is pouring tons of job skills into you. The reason is that it's impressive."
Lots of signaling, he points out, is bad for society.
"Imagine that you were at a concert, everyone's sitting down and you want to see better," Caplan says. "What can you do? Well, you can stand up, and of course then you'll see better. Now, it does not follow though that if everyone stands up, everyone sees better."
As more people get degrees, more employers demand that "signal."
Employers now require degrees for "jobs where it used to be crazy to think they would need a college degree," like being a high-end waiter, says Caplan.
Stossel pushes back: Surely college is also about learning.
Caplan responds that if students wanted to learn they can just walk on to a campus and attend class. Caplan says professors are happy to let the student attend. But few students do that.
"In people's bones they realize that what really counts is that diploma," Caplan argues.
Caplan does think college is great for a few people like him—tenured professors. He can never be fired, gets paid well, and only has to teach classes for five hours a week.
"That's a scam," Stossel responds, "we're paying so much money for people like you to teach five hours."
"Yeah. Well, I'm a whistleblower," Caplan quips.
Caplan says we should stop subsidizing the scam: "The wisest solution...would be if government just got out."
Stossel agrees: Separate school and state.
The views expressed in this video are solely those of John Stossel; his independent production company, Stossel Productions; and the people he interviews. The claims and opinions set forth in the video and accompanying text are not necessarily those of Reason.

School for the Environment Students on Why You Should Go Strawless

UMass BostonSchool for the Environment students MollyBrady, Laxmi Spearing, and Estanislau Ribeiro produced this video for their capstone class to show restaurants, catering companies, and consumers why they should go strawless, or find alternatives to plastic straws.

Students: consumers at the heart of a university?

Aaron Porter, higher-education consultant and freelance journalist; former NUS president
Dr Duna Sabri, visiting research fellow, department of Education & Professional Studies, King's College, London
Dr JoannaWilliams, lecturer in higher education and academic practice, University of Kent; author, Consuming Higher Education: why learning can't be bought
Michael Young, Emeritus Professor of Education, LondonKnowledge Laboratory, Institute of EducationChair: Dr Shirley Lawes, subject leader, modern foreign languages, Institute of Education; co-author, Modern Foreign Languages: teaching school subjects 11-19
With universities now charging tuition fees of up to £9000 a year, many now claim students should be regarded as consumers of higher education. While this prospect horrifies traditionalists, its advocates argue students' desire to get their money's worth will drive up quality and help modernise and democratise an old-fashioned education system.
Consumer-minded students are fully conversant with their rights, and increasingly assert those rights through formal complaints procedures. And the 'student voice' movement advocated by the NUS also argues that student satisfaction should be at the heart of university life. Behind the bluster of those on either side of the fees debate, from universities minister David Willetts to student protesters, from free marketers to social includers, there is a great deal of consensus, especially around the notion that all students are entitled to a university degree. Even academics seem keen to acknowledge the importance of students' satisfaction, even over the pursuit and expansion of knowledge. Student satisfaction surveys are now institutionalised, and play a dominant part in the organisation of higher education: scoring highly is considered an important endorsement of any university's value.
Nevertheless, critics charge that the consumer culture is turning university education on its head, putting the least qualified in charge. Students are often not in a position to distinguish between run-of-the-mill and quality education, let alone demand a concrete outcome from the pursuit of higher study. The embrace of a consumerist ethos implies a role reversal between the authority of the teacher and the student. Traditionally, the customer is always right, but surely this puts academics under pressure to avoid giving low grades, and to offer flattery instead of frank feedback. Are we encouraging students to believe that because they have paid for their education, they are entitled to demand satisfaction and a decent degree, to view knowledge acquisition as a transaction? In the marketplace, it is not the service providers' job to question or challenge the tastes and values of potential customers. So what are the consequences for academics, who traditionally are in the business of educating their students' tastes and encouraging them to question their values? Or is it no longer possible to uphold the ideal of the university as the province of an academic elite dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge, with students as an afterthought?

Law and politics

The law primarily uses the notion of the consumer in relation to consumer protection laws, and the definition of consumer is often restricted to living persons (i.e. not corporations or businesses) and excludes commercial users. A typical legal rationale for protecting the consumer is based on the notion of policing market failures and inefficiencies, such as inequalities of bargaining power between a consumer and a business. As of all potential voters are also consumers, consumer protection takes on a clear political significance.